What's New Archives: January 1998

• New additions in the Sociology Page:
  • In the Social Analysis Publications section: Desafio (journal of social sciences, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); Talon de Aquiles (social and philosophical studies, Chile); Quid Pro Quo (communication studies, Rosario, Argentina); Acheronta (cultural and psychological analysis, Argentina); Heterogenesis (cultural studies, Sweden); and a gathering of socio-psychological texts from the UAM-X (Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana / Xochimilco, Mexico).
  • In the Regional Resources section: Antologia del Ensayo Ibero e Iberoamericano, a comprehensive compilation of social studies from Latin America and Spain, developed by Jose Luis Gomez Martinez (University of Georgia).
  • In the International Resources section: a list of Electronic Journals of Sociology (American Journal of Sociology, British Journal of Sociology, Soziale Welt, etc.); and a link with information about the next World Congress of Sociology, that will take place in Montreal, Canada, from July 26 to August 1, 1998.

• How big is Trinidad & Tobago? Find out on our country page, along with many new links, including:
  • West Indian recipes, such as Auntie Jean's Pelau;
  • New individual home pages with lots of information, such as Trinibase and the Essential Trinidad & Tobago Home Page;
  • Business news from the American Chamber of Commerce and Trade Point Port of Spain;
  • The Republic of Trinidad & Tobago's web site;
  • The Legislature;
  • The Water & Sewerage Authority;
  • The Institute of Marine Affairs;
  • A new Travel & Tourism section; and
  • A regularly updated e-mail listing for ex patriates.

• Government never ceases to draw attention in Latin America, and now you can follow it more closely with
• Government never ceases to draw attention in Latin America, and now you can follow it more closely with the following links to our page:
  • In Bolivia, the Banco Central, Congress, the Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, the Ministerio de Comunicacion Social, the Prefectura de La Paz, the Alcaldia de Sucre and the Secretaria Nacional de Participacion Popular;
  • The Consejo Presidencial de Cultura in the Dominican Republic;
  • The Casa Presidencial in El Salvador;
  • In Puerto Rico, the Autoridad de Energia Electrica; the Municipio of Guanica, where U.S. troops first invaded the island in 1898 to the cheer of some and dismay of others;
  • The Gobierno de la Provincia de Catamarca in Argentina; and
  • Nearly every country also now links to sections for Political Resources on the Net, a new collection of links by countries, and Elections, which includes country history, statistics and information on upcoming elections.

• There are several new links in the Economy Page:
  • In the News & Magazines section: Mercopress (Uruguay), La Nota Economica (Colombia), Comercio Exterior (Mexico), Actualidad Economica (Costa Rica), Diario El Tiempo - Noticias de Economia (Colombia).
  • In the Other News Sources section: CANABusine$$ (about the Caribbean region), Hemifile (about Latin America in general).
  • In the Regional Macro Economic Information section: the Center for Latin American Economics (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas), The World Factbook of the Central Intelligence Agency with economic data about many Latin-American countries.
  • In the Macroeconomics Information section: economic statistics about Venezuela, from the OCEI (Oficina Central de Estadistica e Informatica).

• Cuba and the Pope have captured the world's attention, and you can learn more about the visit on the Internet. New additions to the page include:
  • The Catholic Church in Cuba, the Papal Nuncio, and the Conference of Catholic Bishops;
  • The Institute for Democracy in Cuba, a pro-democracy organization.
  • Pages on the cities of Cardenas and Camaguey by Cuban exiles.

• Pope John Paul II is to arrive in Cuba today for a historic visit, and you can follow him from a variety of perspectives with our special section on news coverage. More than 2,000 journalists from around the world are there, but our section links to reports especially from the United States and Latin America. Some highlights:
  • The New York Times offers comprehensive coverage, including links to articles dating to the 1960s;
  • The Dallas Morning News has articles translated into Spanish;
  • CNN has live audio/video in English and Spanish, and Rede Globo has the same for Portuguese; (download necessary software on site);
  • In addition to daily coverage, The Washington Post has a reference desk with links to country information and recent news stories.

• The African Diaspora page now includes Bobby Vaughn's Black Mexico Home Page, in the Mexico section. And, in the Caribbean section, Wadabagei: A Journal of the Caribbean and its Diaspora. This new multidisciplinary journal published by the Caribbean Diaspora Press, Inc., and the Caribbean Research Center at Medgar Evers College (CUNY), "will place special emphasis on the acculturation of Caribbean people in the USA, Canada and the United Kingdom".

• New connections in the Sociology Page:
  • In the Social Analysis Publications section there have been added several new journals: Anuario de Estudios Centroamericanos (Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales, Universidad de Costa Rica), Dialectica (Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, Mexico), Etcetera (Mexico), Metapolitica (CEPCOM, Centro de Estudios de Politica Comparada, Mexico).
  • In the Regional Resources section: the Institute for Ibero-American Studies, IIK (Hamburg), with German, English and Spanish versions.
  • In the International Resources section: a large list of links about Nationalism and Globalization and a broad review of sociological Internet connections in A Sociological Tour Through the Cyberspace.
  • In a new Globalization subject section: the Fernand Braudel Center with the World-Systems Archive.

• Politics is considered the preferred pastime in Puerto Rico, and its web presence is expanding. New additions to the page include:
  • The Popular Democratic Party, which favors the commonwealth status for the island territory;
  • Sen. Kenneth McClintock of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party has his own page;
  • A page dedicated to the late Luis Muñoz Marín, the first elected governor of Puerto Rico;
  • A new elections page by Wilfreid Derksen.

• Some call it vodun, some call it voodoo. This religious system, formed mostly in Haiti, is now on the homepage, among other new links:
  • An article in Akropolis Magazine on Vodou Symbolism in Haitian Art;
  • The Artistide Foundation for Democracy, created by former President Jean-Bertrand Aristide;
  • The Unofficial Haiti Home Page, with many useful links, is back online after a brief hiatus;
  • The Art of Haiti, by MedaliaArt;
  • EscapeArtist.com; a resource guide;
  • HaitiContact, links only in French;
  • The Haiti Program, an overview of Georgetown University's study program;
  • The Haitian Corner, a guide to country-related sites;
  • Links related to Haiti, by Stephen d'Amours;
  • Compa Data, a new server;

• The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is new to the Barbados page.

• The Management Page contains some new links:
  • In the Chile section, there are two new journals: Gestion and Apertura.
  • In the Other Countries section: Gerencia, a journal published by the Managers' Association of Guatemala.
  • In the International Resources section: Resources for Entrepreneurs and Small Business, from Rutgers University.

• In the International Resources section of our African Diaspora page, you will now find Online Resources for African American Women and Womanist Studies as well as the Afro-American Web Ring. The Cuba section now offers AfroCubaWeb, "a panorama of AfroCuban culture: music, films, authors, teachers,organizations, conferences, and festivals."

• The home page of the Comando Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas del Ecuador has been added to LANIC's Military page.

• Additions in the Chile Page:
  • In the Arts & Humanities section: Museos Nacionales, including dozens of historical, ethnic, religious, and scientific museums; Homenaje a la Poesia Chilena, with an anthology of Chilean Poets (Huidobro, Neruda, Gabriela Mistral, de Rokha, Parra, Lihn, Arteche, Gonzalo Rojas, Anguita, and many others); Otro Arte (current Chilean literature and art); Museo de Arte Virtual; and a Homepage dedicated to Victor Jara, with his biography and some of his songs.
  • Two new magazines in the News section: CARAS, and Revista Cosas.
  • In the Science & Technology section: Telescope Las Campanas Observatory.

• Concerned about the state of Journalism? So are journalists in the region and around the world, as you may tell from the following new links on the page:
  • Centro Internacional de Periodistas, which supervises the Programa Latinoamericano de Periodismo and the Centro Latinoamericano de Periodismo, all working on improving the state of journalism in Latin America and the United States;
  • Committee of Concerned Journalists, a U.S.-based Project for Excellence in Journalism;
  • Medios y Mensajes, a magazine which touts itself as the "first" zine about communications in Nicaragua;
  • For investigative journalists, the Center for Investigative Journalists and the Fund for Investigative Journalists, Inc., which offers grants for worthy projects;
  • The WWW Virtual Library on Journalism.

• The Diccionario Venezolano, a compendium of Venezuelan Spanish words and phrases, is new to the Venezuela page.

• The People's National Party swept the December 18, 1997 House elections in Jamaica. Find the results in a special section on the country page along with other new links:
  • Economic data from the Bank of Jamaica, the Jamaica Exporters Association and the government-run Jamaica Promotions Corporation;
  • The Jamaica Gleaner, the country's major daily newspaper;
  • Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, DC;
  • Updated news releases and lots of facts by the government's Jamaica Information Service;
  • The Jamaican Yellow Pages under Network & Information Services.

• Check out the latest additions to our Networking page: The Informatics 2000 Initiative, sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank, plus the related articles from the IDB Magazine; ENRED, permanent site for the Foro de Redes de America Latina y el Caribe; and NICALyC, ENRED's proposal for a Latin American NIC.